LAGOS JANUARY 24TH (NEWSRANGERS)-“If I don’t have my phone, I don’t make money,” said Raphael Ajih, resting on a rusty metal chair, his hands clenched on his lap. The government of Africa’s most populous country has ordered telecom operators to block the SIM cards of anyone who fails to register for a National Identity Number…
LAGOS JANUARY 23RD (NEWSRANGERS)-Some Nigerians, about 600 have been stranded in Saudi Arabia for more than seven months, according to a video circulating on social media. However, reacting to the video, Chairman of the Nigerians In Diaspora Commission (NIDCOM), Abike Dabiri-Erewa, on Friday said “Nigerian irregular migrants in Saudi Arabia are due to be evacuated…
LAGOS JANUARY 14TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Nigerians have been told to prepare for more pain this fiscal year, as the Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning Minister Mrs. Zainab Shamsuna Ahmed, and the Director-General, Budget Office of the Federation, Mr. Ben Akubueze, presented the breakdown for the 2021 N13.588 trillion Federal Government’s Budget. The top Presidency officers,…
LAGOS JANUARY 7TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Federal Government will need about N2.44tn for the vaccination of 164.8 million Nigerians, who will not have access to free vaccines the country is expecting from the international community. Currently, coronavirus vaccines available globally include those discovered by Pfizer, Johnson & Johnson, Oxford and Novavax. Recall that the Executive Director of…
LAGOS JANUARY 1ST (NEWSRANGERS)-Former Governor of Anambra State and Vice Presidential Candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the 2019 elections, Mr. Peter Obi, has wished Nigerians a more productive year come 2021, praying that the painful stories and challenges which faced the people in 2020 are conquered in 2021 with devotion and hard…
LAGOS DECEMBER 31ST (NEWSRANGERS)-The Vice Presidential Candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the 2019 election, Mr. Peter Obi, has urged Nigerians to shun ethnic, tribal and religious sentiments, and focus on competence and credibility, when electing leaders into public offices, saying that the country has continued to suffer under the burden of poor…
LAGOS DECEMBER 23RD (NEWSRANGERS)-The National Coordinator of Presidential Taskforce (PTF) on COVID-19, Sani Aliyu has said the coronavirus vaccine would be administered to Nigerians free when vaccination begins. Aliyu made this known on Wednesday during an interview on Channels Television’s breakfast programme, Sunrise Daily. He also revealed plans by the Nigerian government to deliver and…
LAGOS DECEMBER 1ST (NEWSRANGERS)-Some aggrieved Nigerians on Monday called for the immediate resignation of President Muhammadu Buhari. They made the call following the spate of insecurity in the country and Boko Haram’s latest killings in Borno State. Recall that Boko Haram terrorists had beheaded over 43 rice farmers in Zabarmari, Jere Local Government Area of…